GAME ANALYSIS:
Top 25 Zones of
Future Innovation
Speaker Name | Speaker Title
March 2013
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17 | Distributed Corruption Reporting
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17| Distributed Corruption Reporting | Future Innovation
New tools for making corporate and
political corruption visible, as well as ones
for following data trails across various
shadow entities, will increase transparency
through “name and shame” methods.
Perhaps more importantly, the distributed
capabilities of the Internet make it possible for
groups of people to point out corrupt behaviors
while maintaining individual anonymity.
Backlash against these practices, however,
will include intolerance of whistle-blowers,
leakers, and attempts to subvert data services.
Super-empowered citizens, however, will
continue to find ways to support open and
sustained dialogue through Tor networks and
the like, building a voice for marginalized
communities on a global stage.
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17 | Distributed Corruption Reporting | From the Players
The effects that corruption has on development efforts were of great
concern to players.
While much discussion focused on this topic, the most innovative solutions linked
anti-corruption efforts to mobile tracking systems and participatory mapping that
distribute the risk of whistle blowing. Combining these efforts with increased
transparency about money flows will only strengthen wider anti-corruption efforts.
While many alternative Internet networks are considered nefarious in today’s
media, players didn’t hesitate to point out the importance and potential use of
darknets and Tor networks for anti-corruption and transparency efforts.
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17 | Distributed Corruption Reporting | Micro-forecasts from the Game
Track and shame corruption
pathways. A social website
that tracks ‘leaks’ to poverty
aid, and where it occurs.
Similar to transparency intern.*
Australia**
*Cards have been lightly edited for readability.
**Player location was self selected.
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17 | Distributed Corruption Reporting | Micro-forecasts from the Game
Track and shame corruption
pathways. A social website
that tracks ‘leaks’ to poverty
aid, and where it occurs.
Similar to transparency
intern.*
Australia
How can we have more
initiatives to run community
budget monitoring? How can
citizens do the same for
international governmental
orgs?
England
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17 | Distributed Corruption Reporting | Micro-forecasts from the Game
Track and shame corruption
pathways. A social website
that tracks ‘leaks’ to poverty
aid, and where it occurs.
Similar to transparency
intern.*
Australia
How can we have more
initiatives to run community
budget monitoring? How can
citizens do the same for
international governmental
orgs?
England
Create quick-and-easy tools
for anonymously mapping and
publicizing corruption
USA
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17 | Distributed Corruption Reporting | Micro-forecasts from the Game
Track and shame corruption
pathways. A social website
that tracks ‘leaks’ to poverty
aid, and where it occurs.
Similar to transparency
intern.*
Australia
How can we have more
initiatives to run community
budget monitoring? How can
citizens do the same for
international governmental
orgs?
England
Create quick-and-easy tools
for anonymously mapping and
publicizing corruption
USA
Current technology will allow
us to keep an eye on our
representatives at all times.
This way, corruption will
greatly decrease.
Mexico
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17 | Distributed Corruption Reporting | Micro-forecasts from the Game
Track and shame corruption
pathways. A social website
that tracks ‘leaks’ to poverty
aid, and where it occurs.
Similar to transparency
intern.*
Australia
How can we have more
initiatives to run community
budget monitoring? How can
citizens do the same for
international governmental
orgs?
England
Create quick-and-easy tools
for anonymously mapping and
publicizing corruption
Current technology will allow
us to keep an eye on our
representatives at all times.
This way, corruption will
greatly decrease.
USA
Mexico
An app where when something
is not working how it should
be, tap a button and it uploads
your location, along with an
optional explanation…
USA
…Maybe a check in and level
up system similar to
foursquare, where
governments, people, and
companies could be users
USA
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17 | Distributed Corruption Reporting | Micro-forecasts from the Game
Track and shame corruption
pathways. A social website
that tracks ‘leaks’ to poverty
aid, and where it occurs.
Similar to transparency
intern.*
Australia
How can we have more
initiatives to run community
budget monitoring? How can
citizens do the same for
international governmental
orgs?
England
Create quick-and-easy tools
for anonymously mapping and
publicizing corruption
Current technology will allow
us to keep an eye on our
representatives at all times.
This way, corruption will
greatly decrease.
USA
An app where when
something is not working how
it should be, tap a button and
it uploads your location, along
with an optional explanation
Mexico
USA
I do think its possible. A
database of programs
implemented in the past 25
years, state-by-state in a
country like India [to track their
progress and prevent
corruption] is viable
India
Maybe a check in and level up
system similar to foursquare,
where governments, people,
and companies could be
users
USA
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17 | Distributed Corruption Reporting | Micro-forecasts from the Game
Track and shame corruption
pathways. A social website
that tracks ‘leaks’ to poverty
aid, and where it occurs.
Similar to transparency
intern.*
Australia
How can we have more
initiatives to run community
budget monitoring? How can
citizens do the same for
international governmental
orgs?
England
Create quick-and-easy tools
for anonymously mapping and
publicizing corruption
Current technology will allow
us to keep an eye on our
representatives at all times.
This way, corruption will
greatly decrease.
USA
An app where when
something is not working how
it should be, tap a button and
it uploads your location, along
with an optional explanation
Mexico
USA
You can monitor elections from
the bottom-up. In Afghanistan,
SMS photos of vote counts
helped deter electoral fraud.
http://bit.ly/xncXJ9
USA
Maybe a check in and level up
system similar to foursquare,
where governments, people,
and companies could be
users
USA
I do think its possible. A
database of programs
implemented in the past 25
years, state-by-state in a
country like India [to track
their progress and prevent
corruption] is viable
India
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17 | Distributed Corruption Reporting | Micro-forecasts from the Game
Track and shame corruption
pathways. A social website
that tracks ‘leaks’ to poverty
aid, and where it occurs.
Similar to transparency
intern.*
Australia
How can we have more
initiatives to run community
budget monitoring? How can
citizens do the same for
international governmental
orgs?
England
Create quick-and-easy tools
for anonymously mapping and
publicizing corruption
Current technology will allow
us to keep an eye on our
representatives at all times.
This way, corruption will
greatly decrease.
USA
An app where when
something is not working how
it should be, tap a button and
it uploads your location, along
with an optional explanation
Mexico
USA
Similar to
http://ipaidabribe.com/ in India
(Discover the market price of
corruption). The Chinese
already copied the model!
Singapore
Maybe a check in and level up
system similar to foursquare,
where governments, people,
and companies could be
users
USA
I do think its possible. A
database of programs
implemented in the past 25
years, state-by-state in a
country like India [to track
their progress and prevent
corruption] is viable
India
You can monitor elections
from the bottom-up. In
Afghanistan, SMS photos of
vote counts helped deter
electoral fraud.
http://bit.ly/xncXJ9
USA
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17 | Distributed Corruption Reporting | Micro-forecasts from the Game
Track and shame corruption
pathways. A social website
that tracks ‘leaks’ to poverty
aid, and where it occurs.
Similar to transparency
intern.*
Australia
How can we have more
initiatives to run community
budget monitoring? How can
citizens do the same for
international governmental
orgs?
England
Create quick-and-easy tools
for anonymously mapping and
publicizing corruption
Current technology will allow
us to keep an eye on our
representatives at all times.
This way, corruption will
greatly decrease.
USA
An app where when
something is not working how
it should be, tap a button and
it uploads your location, along
with an optional explanation
Mexico
USA
Create a low-entry darknet or
similar protected network that
resists increasing efforts at
government censorship/private
abuse.
USA
Maybe a check in and level up
system similar to foursquare,
where governments, people,
and companies could be
users
USA
I do think its possible. A
database of programs
implemented in the past 25
years, state-by-state in a
country like India [to track
their progress and prevent
corruption] is viable
India
You can monitor elections
from the bottom-up. In
Afghanistan, SMS photos of
vote counts helped deter
electoral fraud.
http://bit.ly/xncXJ9
USA
Similar to
http://ipaidabribe.com/ in India
(Discover the market price of
corruption). The Chinese
already copied the model!
Singapore
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17 | Distributed Corruption Reporting | Micro-forecasts from the Game
Track and shame corruption
pathways. A social website
that tracks ‘leaks’ to poverty
aid, and where it occurs.
Similar to transparency
intern.*
Australia
How can we have more
initiatives to run community
budget monitoring? How can
citizens do the same for
international governmental
orgs?
England
Create quick-and-easy tools
for anonymously mapping and
publicizing corruption
Current technology will allow
us to keep an eye on our
representatives at all times.
This way, corruption will
greatly decrease.
USA
An app where when
something is not working how
it should be, tap a button and
it uploads your location, along
with an optional explanation
Mexico
USA
Similar to
http://ipaidabribe.com/ in India
(Discover the market price of
corruption). The Chinese
already copied the model!
Create a low-entry darknet or
similar protected network that
resists increasing efforts at
government
censorship/private abuse.
Is there a way to do some sort
of open source or hacking
solution to track/ solve human
trafficking?
USA
Maybe a check in and level up
system similar to foursquare,
where governments, people,
and companies could be
users
USA
I do think its possible. A
database of programs
implemented in the past 25
years, state-by-state in a
country like India [to track
their progress and prevent
corruption] is viable
India
You can monitor elections
from the bottom-up. In
Afghanistan, SMS photos of
vote counts helped deter
electoral fraud.
http://bit.ly/xncXJ9
USA
Singapore
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USA
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17 | Distributed Corruption Reporting | Micro-forecasts from the Game
Track and shame corruption
pathways. A social website
that tracks ‘leaks’ to poverty
aid, and where it occurs.
Similar to transparency
intern.*
Australia
How can we have more
initiatives to run community
budget monitoring? How can
citizens do the same for
international governmental
orgs?
England
Create quick-and-easy tools
for anonymously mapping and
publicizing corruption
USA
Current technology will allow
us to keep an eye on our
representatives at all times.
This way, corruption will
greatly decrease.
An app where when
something is not working how
it should be, tap a button and
it uploads your location, along
with an optional explanation
Mexico
USA
Is there a way to do some sort
of open source or hacking
solution to track/ solve human
trafficking?
USA
Maybe a check in and level up
system similar to foursquare,
where governments, people,
and companies could be
users
USA
I do think its possible. A
database of programs
implemented in the past 25
years, state-by-state in a
country like India [to track
their progress and prevent
corruption] is viable
India
You can monitor elections
from the bottom-up. In
Afghanistan, SMS photos of
vote counts helped deter
electoral fraud.
http://bit.ly/xncXJ9
USA
Similar to
http://ipaidabribe.com/ in India
(Discover the market price of
corruption). The Chinese
already copied the model!
Create a low-entry darknet or
similar protected network that
resists increasing efforts at
government
censorship/private abuse.
Singapore
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USA
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Signals from the Present
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17 | Distributed Corruption Reporting | Signals from the Present
Bribr
Bribr is an iPhone/iPad app that allows
anonymous users in Russia to submit the
locations and amount of bribes they pay.
Image Source: www.bribr.org
Egunje
Egunje, or bribery in Yoruba, is a Nigerian
website that allows citizens to “name & praise or
name & shame” government officials and offices
through multiple platforms.
Image Source: www.egunje.info
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17 | Distributed Corruption Reporting | Signals from the Present
I Paid a Bribe
I Paid a Bribe, which started
in India and has spread to
Kenya, Greece, Zimbabwe,
Pakistan, Philippines, and
Mongolia, allows citizens to
post stories of bribes.
Image Source: www.ipaidabribe.com
FabFi
FabFi has been building a free wireless
system in Jalalabad, Afghanistan to prevent
any potential government from cutting off
Internet access and disabling Internet-based
corruption reporting and community
organizing.
Image Source: www.shareable.net/blog/afghans-build-open-source-internet-from-trash0
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